To understand Robert the Bruce as one of the leading figures in the history of Scotland, one has to understand that the famous victory of Bannockburn was a seriously grandiose victory that kept the hopes of a nation alive. The English army numbered 20,000 strong. 1,000 English knights whose gallop must have felt like the loudest thunderstorm imaginable. 3,000 Welsh archers who were so well trained they could have 5 arrows in the air at once from one archer. 16,000 footsoldiers to face the army of 10,000 Scots, who were bolstered by the appearance of the gallowglass and men of the isles, led by Angus Og, some of the most skilled warriors of their day who had mastered the use of the very long and dangerous claymore.
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